There has been so much written about a relatively new verb - "adulting" which means acting like a responsible person. But for me, in the design sense, adulting has to do with designing for the adults in the house instead of designing to accommodate a family with children. Many of my new projects have shifted away from the "family" home [...]
And you call this Spring! As the Northeast recovers from it's third Nor'easter in 3 weeks, I am thrilled to have the design of this Nantucket home to keep me in a "Summer mindset". Completion is set for Memorial Day weekend - less than 2 months away! I recently completed the redesign for this family's Summit, NJ home when they [...]
Last summer we treated ourselves to our first family European vacation. It was an amazing 10 days traveling through Italy, Turkey and Croatia. This summer, let's just say - it's complicated. With both of our kids doing a variety of sports and sports related camps, we have not been able to plan out a long stretch of time to get away. [...]
There is absolutely nothing better than having a day to celebrate with friends and family, kids and adults. For July 4th, we had a day into night party at our home. My daughter, Brynne, pitched in with her patriotic and essential DIY bug repellant candles from POPSUGAR (you can use these for any occasion, just switch up the colors!). This is [...]
With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror and we look forward to the 4th of July weekend, I am planning, dreaming and scheming about outdoor entertaining. I felt way too cooped up this past miserably cold winter and now I am ready to be outside as much as possible. Most of my client time is spent designing indoor spaces but if you [...]